At PayPal, we believe that now is the time to democratize financial services so that moving and managing money is a right for all citizens, not just the affluent. We are driven by this purpose, and we uphold our cultural values of collaboration, innovation, wellness and inclusion as our guide for making decisions and conducting business every day. It is our duty and privilege to be customer champions and put those we serve at the center of everything we do.

We are one team that respects and values diversity of thought for everyone, everywhere, and we actively seek to create an energizing workplace that brings out the best in all of us. If you’re ready to shape the future of money, join the team at PayPal. We're proud to work here. You will be too.

Job Description

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 210 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

Global Risk Architecture team is looking for a talented and highly motivated seasoned architect to join the team. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and self-motivated individual with strong consulting, technology skills, commitment to quality, positive work ethic and a "can do" attitude.

In this position, you will architect platforms that impacts millions of users across the global exchanging billions of dollars every day. We are innovating decision management platform to provide safe digital payments ecosystem. Our platforms process massive data, runs sophisticated analytics and provide low latency decisions to detect fraud and provide insights to help improve user experience.

You will serve as a key technologist for Risk and Compliance Engineering teams who are responsible for:

• designing, developing, enhancing and supporting services that get called across every interaction between PayPal and its users and partners

Solutions built need to scale across millions of such interactions, working with petabyte plus data, integrating with various other APIs in real time and yet providing high availability and configurability to the business.

Rationale for technology selection – What capabilities does the technology provide, where the technology is most useful and when to use it/when not to use it. Lead a team in utilizing technologies by discussing requirements, modifications and enhancements

Understand technology architecture

Challenges in using such technologies

Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, IEEE 1471, 4+1 Views and Archimate

Cross-Functional collaboration with various stakeholders and partners (Business, Product, Engg, and Arch)

Comfortable with context switching and managing across multiple priorities

Make high quality decisions with limited information

Thrive in an environment of constant change

Be a quick learner undaunted by complex systems

Experience in the payments or ecommerce industry

Prior knowledge of Risk Management and Fraud Detection technologies in the Payments industry a plus

We're a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, to empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. We want to break down barriers to financial empowerment. Join us as we change the way the world defines financial freedom.

Individuals seeking employment at PayPal are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. You have the opportunity to provide the following information in order to help us comply with federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action record keeping, reporting, and other legal requirements.